he Cent Circulation Over 4,800.—Largest in PETER RIDER MAKES A CONFESSION Admits That He Shot Little Clyde Au- i man on a Chestnut Tree. THOUGHT HE SAW A SQUIRREL Became Scared and Ran Across the Mountain--An Ignorant Mountain- eer--Hardly Accountable--His Con- fession--A Peculiar Character. Our readers have hardly forgotte details of the mysterious death of Clyde Wesley Auman, who was shot while on a chestnut tree near Coburn, Wednes day, October 3rd, and was found shortly nN the | Centre County bly affected him, and he became restless and unnerved. This, along with contra dictory admissions and other evidence, A. l Millard, the principal detective, came on to finish the job, On Monday he there and met “Pete” and told him he had to come to Bellefonte as he was im plicated. Here sweating” process began, continually the matter was di Pete became more restless. station he was informed that he d to accompany them to | mte ime obstrepero and flatlv re- brought the case to a climax the ssed and the Ww Lele Finally Mill that declare his innocence, told him that the knew he shot John Rider (hi the boy and h The ruse worked plied “Why Jo admission came without ¢ up hn didn't ——— - “PETE" after by John | consciou after in 3 ither er, or the who througl instead of ed assistance. tha $ 4 ’ : The whol On Monday Pete R arrested and, panied by county ¢ matter whole aff Clyde Auman the tree fo discos into the moun is completely efforts of District Att the aid of the county supplie« competer him, » HE oe ywotlin Immediately after 1 she district attor carefully case and from the start got on right clue J ney took the He learned that John, Pete and Joe Rider, brothers, of Coburn were assisting in threshing at Wm. Vonada’s, that day, on what is known asthe Dan, Gentzel farm, about two miles west of Coburn, After completing the work in the afternoon the Riders started for home by different routes, Not far from the home of Jacob Sanders, a little to the side of the road, John Rider found the wounded boy in an unconscious condition under the chestnut tree. It afterwards was learned that Pete had a gun with him that day, which he always denied, until his wife made the admission to Mr. Runkle. Pete was frequently questioned about the affair but always denied hav ing had a gun or of knowing anything aboul the shooting. The munity al- so thought he was the offender for his peculiar actions and worried look aroused their suspicions. The district attorney was satisfied of the man's guilt, but wanted the direct: evidence, and the Standard Secret Service Bureau, of Philadelphia, was employed. About three weeks ago they sent Harry com lauer and Frank Nugent to that section, who attempted to pass themselves off hunters, and after considerable difficulty they secured lodging at Michael Evert's ns These men upon their arrival were suspected as detectives ; for the reason that they displayed no ability as hunters, and never succeeded in bringing home any game, They soon got in touch though with “Pete” Rider whom they wanted to employ as their guide, but in. variably he failed to keep his engage. ments. When they went to Pete's home his wife always made it a point to re main with ner husband, extremely cau. | tious to hear every word that passed Pete seemed to suspect them as detec. | tives and informed different persons that | if they would not keep away he would | prosecute them, and finally complained to commissioner Weaver, seeking Wea. | ver's advice as to how he should pro-| ceed, Mr, Weaver advised him to con- | sult District Attorney Runkle, for whom Pete displayed a dislike. Pete declared he would have them arrested, always protesting his innocence, This constant | annoyance from these two strangers visi- | | such a mista repeatedly saving on — i" ——— RIDER. THI f Wednesday, Oct, 3rd, m Vonad sh Took his gun the bridge near he went to WwW a's to help thre 1 left along and On his way home got his gun it under Vonada's and took to the south of the railroad up in the woods to gather some wild cucum. bers On the way up he heard some chestnuts fall under a tree He looked up, saw something dark move from the trunk of the tree along the limb and he | working, | took it for a gray squirrel pulling in twigs. The object he saw was not large and must have been the boy's arms He took aim with his shotgun and fired Soon moans and as the body began to drop he realized he made an awful mistake. This scared him so badly that run as fast as possible, never stopping to inquire or render assistance ; nor did he know who was the unfortunate being that came toppling from a height of fifty feet down tliivugh the branches He kept on going directly over the moun. tains to the home of his sister, Mrs Susan Auman, where he remained over night Never told her, or anyone else, about the shooting of the boy, because he was so “awfully scared” about it, From that day on to this, he had wor: ried over the shooting and at night could not sleep. He had been spending much time in prayer with his God, for guid. ance ; not have the courage, he frequdntly lamented that he made e “(Got wase dos ich des net do hab wella.” Now he wanted to tell the entire truth and apparently | was endeavoring to do so. PETE RIDER'S BIOGRAPHY In regard to himself he gave the fol lowing: Was born in vicinity of Co. burn, and lived thereabouts all his life ; could not say what was his age, nor the date of his birth, but mentioned a good lady who was in attendance at that event ; thought he was over forty years Could neither read or write, and never went to school; claimed to have attended, ears ago, the Lutheran church at Co arn, but very irregularly. Is a son of Cortinued on 8th page, 6th column, went | » F 3 after he heard loud | he started to} {that he was fatally and often wanted to tell jevery: | thing, but always became scared and did | In Penna. Dutch | in concealing the deed, | mocral, BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 19086. AN AVALANCHE IN | THE STONE QUARRIES, i — { | Overtakes Three Hungarians and) Causes Thelr Death on Friday | TWO BODIES NOT RECOVERED of an | Enormous Mass of Rock and Earth Impossible to Locate Them--Fall Fills up the Bottom of a Large Quar- | ry- Came Without a Warning | LOOK FOR IT, With this issue we are sendin r a state ment to every subscri mai Ing list, where sub » not paid in advance, so that each may know exactly how the account her This is our cust tate end of each year, If you receive ment, the and remem ber we depend i small amount ness: if it is | that you give It will be con | from you before the In case of an Yi. | { at once, » & 5 11r¢ iI lock the same |} t their i nco, his brother, George Bovonco, and Steve Sinico, all of whom were born in Hungary Thi rey extended lon or ITY extended aiong his q the hill a d Who 10s the side of feet, The limestone rock dips at an angle of about 25 degrees toward mountain and the side was apparently a solid seam of Lhe ¢ tance of over soo the north rock, ov oly 25 feet tending thro been imenced skilns, quarry, when : en. “4 {ike orge Bo- =S10iIco This was an old qu OWRIGS de, between CC al He the hime irger, wio e Lime were i io tn, t of a hole : neyer mind bi er Two ¢ > MIAN OU : MG after the o ellows red man was taken ms *S8 pleces © the cars were workmen to s 103 2} Wie the think SOON Cx bodies ry were nted Steve nsappo : pp Bovonco, who died in the hos ital, was 41 years of age and had been is said he had accumulated $10,000 and back home after Christmas to live the balance i in this country for a number of years and i t had made arrangements to go of his life in ease and no children comfort, He had While in Bellefonte he and | his wife pt a boarding house near the quarry. His funeral took place Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock George Bovonco, Steve's brother, was | about fifty years of age and leaves a wife in the old country. Steve Sinico was about 37 years of age and leaves a wife and four small chil dren. They reside near the old glass works site and kept a boarding house. The youngest child is only nine months old and was christened last Easter. They bave not been in this country many years | and his wife stances Manager David Kelley and James Me- Nichol had just left the quarry not five minutes before the avalanche came, from which there could have been no possible escape, is left in destitute circum. Sunday afternoon while the men were workiog 1n the quarry another foreigner was hit on the head with a stone from a premature blast, At first it was thought injured, but as about recovered Hard on “Clubs.” Robert Cresswell, steward of the Aug: wick Rod and Gun club, of Tyrone, pleaded nolo contendere in the quarter sessions court at Hollidaysburg, on Mon. day. to illicit liquor sellin A. A. Ste vens, Esq., stated to the court that Cresswell was the whole club, His honor remarked : “This club business must be broken 7 “ The minimum sentence was imposed 8500 fine and costs, in de- fault of which he will go to jail for three months, There is much complaint among hotel men that they must pay high license and are under severe restric. tions while clubs seem to be under none, while practically engaged in the same business, The most painful part of a surgical Kindly give th | serves and you will Varied Human Natures No one learns per man tl v MAR nature, and experiences nature 1s brouy subscription di { those indebted for | out from this when neces ular pleasure sult 1s interesting to our last re another count) which was more t} stating that she was secured this by { of blessed memory | indedbteness and p i Other heart warm { without jquared their names fr | sensitive and A few pa the remind | their i | were m better th 114 r when ’ 1} sen offi City re spouse from a lady in noblest DOO t LS he i ed.’ whatever { huskiog v when the | " be pair put nat t Garman H p n pai Belle d wei Joo, afonte. On Saturday morning Gr oh rere there WTR LAE 1 My tet } home, | 41 r the sul hind caving Cass ee A Generous Gift. PH many nice Christmas gi purchase, which will gladden of both famil and that Mr Humes’ ge extend f t would " eR sweethe : neros nan irther A Surprise Party On Friday evening, December the 7th, quite a number of friends of Mr, A. A Pletcher met at his home and gave him a genuine surprise. Mr, William Wilson presented him with a very nice rocking chair, given to him by the party, after which Mr. Pletcher made a | very nice speech, thanking them all for | their kindness. All enjoyed themselves | very much by playing games of various kinds; and at 10:30 0clock all were in- | vited to the dining room to partake of {the fine supper that was served, after | which all departed for their homes | wishing Mr. Pletcher many more such | happy events, i Farmer Has Mishap. D. Z. Frain, who resides in the vicini. | ty of Jacksonville, met with an accident in Lock Haven which might have been | more serious says the Express, Mr. | Frain had gone to town to dispose of his | became | produce, his team of horses frightened by the escaping steam from a | hole dug in the street by workmen re. | | pairing the steam pipes. They became | unmanagable and threw Mr. Frain out of the wagon and onto the ground, he aligh- | {ting on his head. The tongue of the wagon was broken and it required an hour or more to make repairs before the farmer was able to proceed on his jour- ney homeward Poison for 200 In Church Feast. Two hundred men who attended the banquet of the Brotherhood of St, Paul of the Methodist church were poisoned by semething they ate, and all are sick. The physicians of the city have been kept busy. None of the cases will result fatally, Tyrone's Diphtheria Epidemic Abating. The diphtheria situation has improv. od so materially in Tyrone that the board of health decided to permit the opening of the churches last Sunday and the opening of places of amusement on Monday to adults, —_ LA ~Ladies fur trimmed slippers and Juli: operation is giving up the money, ets at Yeager & Davis. CAMPAIGN BOODLE ACCOUNTS FILED How the Candidate's Spent Their Mon ey, on Record SOME INTERESTING ACCOUNTS Unsuccessful Candidates not required to Make a Statement-- Amounts Han- dled by the Finance Committee of Each Party Given. repu a ty nm | receiving $1.283 and expend unpaid obligations, $6.61 a i. —-— ow REESE'S CAMP DESTROYED it Was Located on Snow Shoe Mountain and the Loss is $1200. ¢ feet of good yht now worth almost as much as ght in gold, together with the various shan. ties The is between $1100 and g§1200 with no iusurance, The origin of the fire is a mystery. although Mr. Reese has some evidence that it was the work of an incendiary. There was no fire | around the stable at any time, and before | Joe left for the woods he extinguished the firein the stove on which he was cooking. Last May some one set fire to a lot of cord wood and bark, the loss of which was about $1500. Everything points to some one who seems to have it in for Mr. Reese and are trying to do him all the harm they can, If such is the case he should be brought before the court and severely punished whit ils we loss Wharton Weller Injured. Friday morning, Wharton Weller, of | | Bellefonte, a young man 19 years of age, who resides with his parents in the brick row, on north Spring street, met with an | accident that came near ending his life, He and some companions were shooting mark with a Stephens 32 calibre rifle | After putting in a cartridge he reck- lessly took some powder and poured in the barrel so as to make the load heavier, | and when he shot the gun almost ex! ploded. As it wis the gun was badly | shattered and a piece of iron, near the hammer, flew back striking him on the forehead. He dropped as if he had | been shot and was carried into the house | in a dazed condition, The iron happen- | ed to strike him on a angle which saved | him from meeting an instant death. He | is still confined to the house but no | serious results are anticipated Dead Duck on her Conscience, George H, Shoemaker has received a letter from a woman, who says that several years ago she drove over a duck belonging to Mr. Shoemaker and killed it, he Jicturcs that the matter has worried her ever since, and she fesls that she is not ready to die and go to heaven without making restitution, She, thernfore, asks Mr. Shoemaker to Ist her know the price of the The na tate | The next session will duck, so that she may pay for it, Vol. 28. No. 48, FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs--Selected and Original, The S week LO tate Grange. otlate ange 4 at 3 receive Pennsylvania gav Aare gE Barsl Ty Car RAGE Gee Of the sum given lilinois o1.2% OO IRFL year. twent a Rev. Boston Was Accepted. ‘ ADD the 84) have, ths season of of selecting to them at and thinking to be sent everybody has; the year you are some little gift Christmas tide, as a token of kindness and personal esteem. What send them ?-—there’s the rub-let us suggest Would not a year's subscription to "The Centre Democrat” just be the proper thing? It would be a welcome mes- senger during the year, having the news of home and frie . Costs but $1 per year, if paid in advance Where can you select a more desirable gift for the money 10 au nds Filling Jury Wheel On Monday, Jury Commissioners, Frederick Robb and John DD. Decker, met for the purpose of filling the Jury Wheel with new names for all those that had been drawn out during the past year, or have become unable for future serv. ice. If they complete the work before January 1st, the new jury for the next term of court will be drawn by them. After that the newly elected jury com. missioners, Adama Hazel and Clement Gramley will perform this duty. With the begining of the, new year, 1907, the times for holding court will be changed open Just one month later than heretofore, on the fourth Monday of February, instead of January, Expensive Rooster, All the way from California Lewis Lukash is hurrying to give evidence to a 50 cent rooster case that will be tried before Judge Scott at Easton court next week. There are bigger rooster cases on this side of California, that run high in the millions—the capitol game cocks, the New York life insurance robbers, the Allegheny bank plunderers, the M'Nichol Durham. Penrose plunderers of Philadelphia, the Stanbard oil and other robber trusts, George Wister, of Howard, who for 20 years had been a government employe, at Washington, D. C.t has returned home, For some time he has been in ill health and came back to recuperate,
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